Oakland in Coles County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Oakland, Illinois Community W. W. I War Memorial
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1. Front View - - W. W. I War Memorial - Oakland, Illinois Community Marker
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Inscription.
Oakland, Illinois Community W. W. I War Memorial. . Front Section
Lucy M. Reeds Red Cross Nurse Overseas, Soldiers Overseas. Column One George L. Adams . Samuel Adams . Floyd Annin . Harry Annin . Archie Ashmore . Frank Ashmore . Logan W. Blevins, Sergt. . Frank Brandt . George A. Brown . Paul Buckler . Barton O. Burns . Elbert Butcher . Clarence Campbell . Ray Campbell . John Chesley . Harry L. Clapp . Omer F. Clement, 1st Sergt. . Cyrus Covalt . Oharles Cossins . Don Daniels . Roy E. Daniels, Column Two Ernest F. Deam . James E. Dean . William T. Digby, Sergt. . George W. Dukeman . Robert Dukeman . Walter Fay . Loyd Friddle . John T. Gillis . James Hahn . Cyril O. Hammil . Elby Harvey . Elmer L. Henry . John F. Henderson, 1st Lieut. . Joseph B. Hendrix, 2nd Lieut. . William R. Hinds . James A. Holmes . Guy Hollis . Jesse L. Hood . Lew F. Honn . Wilbur Honn . William C. Hunt . Oberlin B. Kinzel, 2nd Lieut., Column Three Chester Kurtz . Otis C. Lamb . Herman H. Lutz . Arthur L. McConkey, Corp. . Lawrence McGregor . Paul McGregor . Edward McIntyre, Sergt. . John C. Mauzy . William F. McQueen . Obie R. Neal . Fred Newman . Brook W. Padgett . George F. Parker . Amiel H. Pfertsh . Poe L. Ramsey . William M. Ramsey . Dick O. Rogers, 2nd Lieut. . Hiram J. Rutherford . McLorn Schooler . Earl M. Scott, Column Four John E. Shoemaker . Everett Sissel . Joe C. Skelton . Ernest Smail . Fred Stewart, Corp. . Oscar E. Stewart . James H. Stokes, Sergt. . Jesse F. Swinford . Daniel Taylor . General L. Taylor . George Taylor . Herman Taylor . Wiley B. Truax . Harvey C. Utterback . Ralph A. Wells . Walter H. White, 1st Sergt. . James A. Wilson . Reese S. Martin (A) . Obe L. Waters (A) . William Poole . Fountain W. Brown, Right Side
April 6, 1917 , Nov. 11, 1918, Men in Navy . Charles Applegate . Lewis Butcher . Albert Casey . Irl Gobert . Arthur Hendrix, 1C Yeoman . Elby E. Hanner . Thomas Moffett . Emmet McGahey . Charles Osborn . Joseph Thomas . Thomas Ward . Oscar Coffell
Men in Naval Training Stations. H. Hugh Maddox . William M. Coffey . Charles H. Crawford, 2C M (A) . Delbert E. Hahn, 1C M (A) . Bryant Hanley, D. M. 2C (A) . Hubert W. McGuire, D. M. 1C (A) . Lester Reeder, Left Side
Unveiled May 30, 1919, Aviators in U. S. Cantonments. Robert C. Black, 2nd Lieut. . Charles G. Brenneman, 1st Lieut. . Samuel W. Gilbert
Student Army Training Corps. Andrew Black . Roy Frantz . Ivan Gilbert . Ralph Grace . Benjamin McLaughlin . Cecil S. Winford, Obverse Side
Erected in Honor of the A. R. C. Nurse Soldiers and Sailors of this Community, Soldiers in U. S. Cantonments. Column One Albert Alexander, Sergt. . Glen Allen, 2nd Lieut. . Bruce Ashmore . Robert L. Burns, 1st Lieut. . Glenn W. Brown . William M. Coffey . Charles S. Curtis . Dwight Daniels . Claude Davis . Carl R. Dennis . Naaman Dennison, Mess Sergt. . John Eskew . Frank Fanning . Evans Frantz . Clarence Gilbert . Ernest Franklin, Column Two Paul Glbert . Dalton Green . Herman D. Hanner . Joseph Hall . Ralph Hall, Corp. . Percy Hall . Ross Hallowell . Clifford Hopkins . Willard R. Harvey . Dwight Harrington . Perry House . Harry O. Henderson . Glen Humphrey . Roscoe Jackson . Thomas Jones, Column Three Carl Kirkpatrick . Harry Kirkpatrick . Pierce Kirkpatrick . Samuel King . Porter Landers . Eugene C. Mason, 1st Lieut. . Raymond Magruder, Sergt. . Orvin E. McQueen . Luther Moore . James Mullis . James Murphy . Charles Naphew . William Nolan . Carlisle Z. Norton, Corp. . Kelton L. Pepper, Major . Ernest Pribble, Column Four James D. Pierson, 1st Lieut. . Carlysle Pemberton, 1st Lieut. . Thomas Porter . Leo M. Rutherford, Sergt. . Edward L. Stewart . William O. Sublett . Roy O. Swinford . General M. Taylor . George W. Taylor, Sergt. . Eugene Taylor . Hersdel Wooten . Carl Wimer . Chester H. Wells . Cecil P. Yeargin
Front Section
Lucy M. Reeds Red Cross Nurse Overseas
Soldiers Overseas
Column One
George L. Adams Samuel Adams Floyd Annin Harry Annin Archie Ashmore Frank Ashmore Logan W. Blevins, Sergt. Frank Brandt George A. Brown Paul Buckler Barton O. Burns Elbert Butcher Clarence Campbell Ray Campbell John Chesley Harry L. Clapp Omer F. Clement, 1st Sergt. Cyrus Covalt Oharles Cossins Don Daniels Roy E. Daniels
Column Two
Ernest F. Deam James E. Dean William T. Digby, Sergt. George W. Dukeman Robert Dukeman Walter Fay Loyd Friddle John T. Gillis James Hahn Cyril O. Hammil Elby Harvey Elmer L. Henry John F. Henderson, 1st Lieut. Joseph B. Hendrix, 2nd Lieut. William R. Hinds James A. Holmes Guy Hollis Jesse L. Hood Lew F. Honn Wilbur Honn William C. Hunt Oberlin B. Kinzel, 2nd Lieut.
Column Three
Chester Kurtz Otis C. Lamb Herman H. Lutz Arthur L. McConkey, Corp. Lawrence McGregor Paul McGregor Edward McIntyre, Sergt. John C. Mauzy William F. McQueen Obie R. Neal Fred Newman Brook W. Padgett George F. Parker Amiel H. Pfertsh Poe L. Ramsey William M. Ramsey Dick O. Rogers, 2nd Lieut. Hiram J. Rutherford McLorn Schooler Earl
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M. Scott
Column Four
John E. Shoemaker Everett Sissel Joe C. Skelton Ernest Smail Fred Stewart, Corp. Oscar E. Stewart James H. Stokes, Sergt. Jesse F. Swinford Daniel Taylor General L. Taylor George Taylor Herman Taylor Wiley B. Truax Harvey C. Utterback Ralph A. Wells Walter H. White, 1st Sergt. James A. Wilson Reese S. Martin (A) Obe L. Waters (A) William Poole Fountain W. Brown
Right Side
April 6, 1917 — Nov. 11, 1918
* * * Men in Navy * * *
Charles Applegate Lewis Butcher Albert Casey Irl Gobert Arthur Hendrix, 1C Yeoman Elby E. Hanner Thomas Moffett Emmet McGahey Charles Osborn Joseph Thomas Thomas Ward Oscar Coffell
Men in Naval Training Stations
H. Hugh Maddox William M. Coffey Charles H. Crawford, 2C M (A) Delbert E. Hahn, 1C M (A) Bryant Hanley, D. M. 2C (A) Hubert W. McGuire, D. M. 1C (A) Lester Reeder
Left Side
Unveiled May 30, 1919
Aviators in U. S. Cantonments
Robert C. Black, 2nd Lieut. Charles G. Brenneman, 1st Lieut. Samuel W. Gilbert
Student Army Training Corps
Andrew Black Roy Frantz Ivan Gilbert Ralph Grace Benjamin McLaughlin Cecil S. Winford
Obverse Side
Erected in
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2. Right End - - W. W. I War Memorial - Oakland, Illinois Community Marker
Honor of the A. R. C. Nurse
Soldiers and Sailors of this Community
Soldiers in U. S. Cantonments
Column One
Albert Alexander, Sergt. Glen Allen, 2nd Lieut. Bruce Ashmore Robert L. Burns, 1st Lieut. Glenn W. Brown William M. Coffey Charles S. Curtis Dwight Daniels Claude Davis Carl R. Dennis Naaman Dennison, Mess Sergt. John Eskew Frank Fanning Evans Frantz Clarence Gilbert Ernest Franklin
Column Two
Paul Glbert Dalton Green Herman D. Hanner Joseph Hall Ralph Hall, Corp. Percy Hall Ross Hallowell Clifford Hopkins Willard R. Harvey Dwight Harrington Perry House Harry O. Henderson Glen Humphrey Roscoe Jackson Thomas Jones
Column Three
Carl Kirkpatrick Harry Kirkpatrick Pierce Kirkpatrick Samuel King Porter Landers Eugene C. Mason, 1st Lieut. Raymond Magruder, Sergt. Orvin E. McQueen Luther Moore James Mullis James Murphy Charles Naphew * William Nolan Carlisle Z. Norton, Corp. Kelton L. Pepper, Major Ernest Pribble
Column Four
James D. Pierson, 1st Lieut. Carlysle Pemberton, 1st Lieut. Thomas Porter Leo M. Rutherford, Sergt. Edward L. Stewart William O. Sublett Roy O. Swinford * General M. Taylor George W. Taylor, Sergt. Eugene Taylor Hersdel Wooten Carl Wimer Chester H. Wells Cecil
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3. Left End - - W. W. I War Memorial - Oakland, Illinois Community Marker
Location. 39° 39.316′ N, 88° 1.669′ W. Marker is in Oakland, Illinois, in Coles County. Memorial is on West Main Street west of North Pike Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in the middle of "Oakland Centennial Park" in Oakland, Illinois. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland IL 61943, United States of America. Touch for directions.
4. Obverse View - - W. W. I War Memorial - Oakland, Illinois Community Marker
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5. Full View of "Top Statues"
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6. Front View - - Left Statue
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7. Obverse View - - Left Statue
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8. Front View - - Right Statue
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9. Obverse View - - Right Statue
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10. Full Front View - - W. W. I War Memorial - Oakland, Illinois Community Marker
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11. W. W. I - - Field Piece
Seen here is a 7.7cm (77mm) German Rheinmetall made Feldkanone 16 (FK 16), probably captured by a local unit. At the end of World War One there were 3020 of these still in use by German Artillery units. The World War I Memorial is a short walk to the right.. > > >
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,221 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on May 21, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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